Radioactive cars from Japan arrive in Chilean port

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Originally published May 2, 2011 at 8:41 AM | Page modified May 2, 2011 at 12:29 PM
Radioactive cars from Japan arrive in Chilean port
Customs agents in Chile have detected low levels of radioactivity in cars shipped from the Japanese port of Yokohama.
The Associated Press

SANTIAGO, Chile —

Customs agents in Chile have detected low levels of radioactivity in cars shipped from the Japanese port of Yokohama.

Chile says the radioactivity was found in 21 of nearly 2,500 cars that arrived in Iquique aboard the Hyundai 106 cargo ship.

About a hundred port workers have protested, saying their health was at risk.

But Chilean deputy treasury secretary Miguel Angel Quesada said Monday that the Chilean nuclear commission has confirmed that the radioactivity is too low to cause damage to humans. He says the cars will be hosed down on board and any radioactivity will be contained inside inside the ship.





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[aquart]

1. And I'm sure people will be eager to buy them.

[valerief]

8. As if they'll be told. nt

[TatonkaJames]

2. When do the lies stop ?

Every aspect of our lives are filled by lies from those in power and government.
Kind of getting tired of it all, so much so that I'm ready to go Jeremiah Johnson.
Would like nothing more than to wake up in the woods on a mountain with my family.

[freshwest]

15. Always wanted to do that. But people won't leave you alone.

[DeadEyeDyck]

3. Kool! pre-fueled

[sulphurdunn]

4. I remember hearing something

about nuclear reactor meltdowns in Japan or something like that, but I can't be certain. :shrug:

[Snoutport]

5. Oh, nice for the poor sailors. They should be allowed to leave the ship as well.

[JJW]

6. Just what I wanted

a radioactive four door for the fam.

[Demeter]

7. Now THAT'S a "Hot" Rod!

[Honeycombe8]

13. No need to get door sill glow lights....the car will apparently already glow in the dark. nt

[Yurovsky]

9. I've always wanted a Prius with a flux capacitor!

About freaking time!

[Javaman]

10. This years "glow in the dark" model requires no headlights! nt

[LiberalEsto]

11. New models: the Toyota Glow

Honda Atom
Nissan Nuke

[Devil_Fish]

12. radioactivity will be contained inside inside the ship.

umm, lets forget about the ship's workers for a moment (not that I don't care about them, I just think the danger to them is obvious). Do you know where water goes onboard a ship? two places that end up in the same place.

1. it runs off the deck and goes over board.

2. it runs into the bilge and then gets pumped over board.

Just how is it that they are planning to "contain" the radioactivity? and what are they going to do with the ship it is contained in??

is Miguel Angel Quesada atupid?

[hunter]

14. Cars spew invisible clouds of carcinogens in normal use.

These levels of radioactivity are negligible in comparison.

[lonestarnot]

16. Is radioactivity now how cars are coming out of there standardly equipped?

Contained inside the ship. Right.

[plumbob]

17. Good! Everyone knows that radioactivity is so green that it's better for you

than beets!

I keep reading where if you were exposed to the full blast of Hiroshima at ground zero, you'd never need vitamin C again!

Woo-hoo! Let's hear it for nukes!!!